Boshonto Family

Jaba:
Description:
Hibiscus (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis; Malvaceae) most commonly known as the "shoe flower" is a native of Asia, specifically China, India and the Pacific islands...The plant species name "rosa-sinensis" means "Chinese rose"...It is called "shoe flower" because the flowers were traditionally used to polish shoes in Jamaica and some African countries...Hibiscus has been named the "Queen of Tropical Shrubs" perhaps because it is the most outstanding ornamental shrub that is planted in the tropics as specimen plants or grown as colorful hedges along the roads and highways...

The glossy green foliage varies considerably in size and texture among the many varieties...Flowers range from 4 to 8 inches in diameter, and may be double or single...

Cosmetic Uses:
In Ayurvedic medicine, hibiscus petal is was used to stimulate thicker hair growth and to prevent premature graying, hair loss and scalp disorders...It acts as a natural emollient hair conditioner and can be used in hair washes, treatments and vinegar rinses for the hair...Use it in combination with brahmi and amla extracts...It has also been long used as a mild shampoo in for babies...

Chinese and Indian women have traditionally boiled the flowers and leaves of the hibiscus, then mixed the infusion with herbal oil before applying it to their hair as a stimulant to the growth of luxurious tresses...While the chinese use the hibiscus flower's juice as an ingredient in black dye for the hair and eyebrows, Indians include hibiscus flower juice in a famous herbal oil and conditioner which is now bottled and sold throughout eastern India under the brand name Jaba Kusam...One reason for the widespread popularity of this oil is its effectiveness against dandruff...Hibiscus rosa sinensis flowers China rose Paste Shampoo's...
Medicinal Uses:
To induce abortion, ease menstrual cramps and to help in childbirth...To treat headaches...A preparation from the leaves is used to treat postpartum relapse sickness, to treat boils, sores and inflammations...Good for hairs...Ayurvedic medicine seems to lend credence to the particularly virtues of this plant by prescribing it as an emmenagogue effective in promoting a woman's period... The root yields a drug which Ayurveda believes to be useful in treating venereal disease...In Ayurvedic medicine, the hisbiscus flower and leaf extracts are used to regulate the menstrual cycle and to treat problems related to the menstrual cycle in women...Hibiscus flowers are reported to possess anti-fertility property by ancient Ayurvedic texts...

In Hindu mythology the hibiscus is the flower offered in the worship of the goddess and An extract from the hibiscus flower is also used in preventing unwanted pregnancies, inhibiting the flow of semen in men, and bringing on temporary sterility in women...Ayurvedic physicians believe the anticonception properties of the drug to be effective postcoitally...

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Some more pix of Jaba(Hibiscus rosa-sinensis):

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wow joba fhul je ato rokomer ache aga jantamna....... niceeeeeeee!!!!!!!

here goes more pics of pansy...........


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